The 1965

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season was the team's 65th season in the major leagues, and its 66th season overall. They finished with a record of 95–67, good enough for second place in the

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, 7 games behind the first-place

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. This would be Al Lopez's final full season as White Sox manager.

Offseason

* October 15, 1964:

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was traded by the White Sox to the

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for Bill Heath and a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Joel Gibson (minors) to the White Sox on November 23. * October 19, 1964:

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was released by the White Sox. * December 1, 1964: Ray Herbert and Jeoff Long were traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for

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and

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. * January 20, 1965:

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was traded by the White Sox to the

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, and Jim Landis, Mike Hershberger and a player to be named later were traded by the White Sox to the

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as part of a three-team trade.

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and

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were traded by the Indians to the White Sox, and

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was traded by the Athletics to the Indians. The White Sox completed the deal by sending

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to the Athletics on February 10.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

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, 2B * Floyd Robinson, RF *

, C * Pete Ward, 3B * Ron Hansen, SS *

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, 1B *

, LF *

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, CF *

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, P

Notable transactions

* June 8, 1965: Danny Lazar was drafted by the White Sox in the 31st round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

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Player stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Farm system

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Notes

References

1965 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
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